Upper Providence Township is a township in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States, located around and to the north of the borough of Media, and approximately 15 miles (24 km) west of center city Philadelphia.

Most of Ridley Creek State Park is in the township, towards the northern edge.

The court approved the creation of Providence Great Road (now Route 252).

The Union Library on Sycamore Mill Road opened in 1813 and had over 800 volumes by 1843.

The Rose Tree Tavern, built in 1739, was a well-known inn in the late 19th century as a summer resort for Philadelphians.

[7] It still stands after having been moved and renovated ahead of the PA 252 road widening project of 2013, reopening its doors in 2011 as a tourism office in Rose Tree Park.

Upper Providence Township lies within the Rose Tree Media School District, created in 1966 by a merger with the Rose Tree Union and Media Borough School Districts.

[17] Springton Lake Middle School (located within township boundaries) serves students in grades 6–8, and Penncrest High School serves students in grades 9–12.

The Media station along SEPTA Regional Rail's Media/Wawa Line is in the township.

[16][21] SEPTA provides Suburban Bus service to Upper Providence Township along Route 110, which runs between Penn State Brandywine and the 69th Street Transportation Center, and Route 118, which runs between the Chester Transportation Center and Newtown Square.